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blot
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- pronunciation:
- blat
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
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noun |
| definition: |
A blot is a wet stain or spot, especially of ink or paint.
We had to wipe up blots of paint from the floor after we made our big posters.- synonyms:
- spot
- similar words:
- dot, mark, speck, splash, stain
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
blots, blotting, blotted |
| definition: |
When you blot something, you soak up liquid from it by using something that absorbs well.
His grandmother cried a little and then blotted her eyes with a tissue.- synonyms:
- absorb, soak up
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| related words: |
absorb, dry |
| derivation: |
blotty (adj.) |
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